Until I turned twenty-five I was a skinny, skinny girl. I had the metabolism of a hummingbird. I could down four tacos with sour cream and a pint of Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia without gaining an ounce. Suddenly it all changed. One day my body declared, "Oh no Missy! You're a grown woman now. You've had enough unmitigated fun with high calorie food." Say hello to FAT.
I had no idea how to handle this change. Not to mention I'd always used food as an emotional crutch. "Hi I'm Cynthia and I'm a stress-eater. Nice to meet you. Are you going to eat that box of Twinkies? No, well let me take those off your hands. What about those Ding-Dongs? No? Mine now!"
ELUSIVE SIZE SIX
Today I'm 44 years old and I've been riding the weight loss/gain roller coaster for almost 20 years. During that time I've been my ideal size six precisely four times:
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1992 - After I left my first husband (he was my practice husband!). Bye-bye stress...hello size six. I'm back!
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1996 - After I completed my undergraduate degree while working full time during the day. Chow Bella stress....oooooh girl, remember looking like this? Yes, Ma'am!
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2003 - Started my own business from home and left the corporate world behind. See ya later cellulite...I''m loving my tiny, tight Calvins. Can you say babe-a-lic-i-ous?
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2006 - After doing the infertility dance for a few year, we successfully adopted our son Alex at birth and I'm finally a mommy. Bonne chance emotional and physical turmoil...I'm somebody's mommy and I'm skinny too! Huzzah!
Those were the good time. But alas, I gained it all back and more with a year. Now it's 2009 - I'm FAT and 185 pounds...size fourteen. I'm hating the weight and myself. I need to make a lifestyle change. My friend Julie at Cool Mom Guide inspired me with her story of weight loss using the Wii Fit. I bought one instantly.
WII FIT MOMMIES
Since then I've canceled my gym membership (and will recoup my original Wii costs in just under three months) and teamed up with six other Twitter mommies to form the Wii Fit Mommies Blog. The blog itself will launch January 1, 2009 as a place for people to connect and share their experiences using the Wii Fit. In the meantime...
TWITTER PARTY #WIIMOMS
It's time for a Twitter party! We've having a Wii Fit Mommies party with plenty of great giveaway. The party will be held: Wednesday 12/10/08 at 5:00PM PST
Look for Twitter #wiimoms & #wiifitenthused
Watch for more details to register in the next few days!
See you at the Wii Fit Mommies -
Cynthia - The Good Enough Witch
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